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head

[hed] / hɛd /
ADJECTIVE
most important; chief
Synonyms
STRONG
arch champion first front leading main pioneer premier prime principal
WEAK
foremost highest preeminent stellar supreme topmost
Antonyms
STRONG
auxiliary extra final inferior last least minor secondary subordinate unimportant
WEAK
lower second trivial
NOUN
top part of an animate body
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brain skull
STRONG
attic belfry capitulum coconut cranium crown dome noggin noodle pate scalp thinker upstairs
WEAK
gray matter think tank top story upper story
Antonyms
WEAK
bottom conclusion end ending finish follower foot ignorance inability rear stupidity
NOUN
leader
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chief commander director executive manager officer superintendent
STRONG
President boss captain chieftain honcho principal supervisor
WEAK
commanding officer dominator lead-off person top dog
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee
STRONG
worker
WEAK
bottom conclusion end ending finish follower foot ignorance inability rear stupidity
NOUN
top part
Synonyms
STRONG
apex banner beak bill cap cork crest crown heading headline height peak pitch point promontory streamer summit tip vertex
Antonyms
STRONG
base bottom nadir
WEAK
conclusion end ending finish follower foot ignorance inability rear stupidity
NOUN
front, beginning
Synonyms
STRONG
commencement fore forefront fountainhead origin rise source start van vanguard
WEAK
first place
Antonyms
STRONG
completion conclusion death effect end ending finish result stop
WEAK
bottom follower foot ignorance inability rear stupidity
NOUN
ability, intelligence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mind
STRONG
aptitude aptness bent brains capacity faculty flair genius gift intellect knack mentality talent thought turn understanding
Antonyms
STRONG
inability incapacity incompetence ineptitude ineptness lack
WEAK
bottom conclusion end ending finish follower foot ignorance rear stupidity
NOUN
turning point
Synonyms
STRONG
acme climax conclusion crisis culmination end
Antonyms
STRONG
beginning commencement opening start
WEAK
bottom ending finish follower foot ignorance inability rear stupidity
VERB
manage, oversee
Synonyms
STRONGEST
command control direct guide lead run
STRONG
address dominate govern pioneer precede rule supervise
WEAK
be first be in charge go first hold sway over lead the way
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon follow misguide mislead neglect obey
STRONG
serve submit surrender yield

Example Sentences

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But for Tony Gates, the outgoing CEO of the Northumberland National Park Authority, the dog poo issue is the one he "can't get my head around".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Even after she became head coach at UC Santa Barbara in 1995, Close would make the long drive to see Wooden as much as she could.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

At the end of my treatment, Chen gave me under-eye gel pad masks, for added hydration, while conducting one last head massage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Berry, the dancer who worked with Cynthia at Playmates, said she was clocking in that evening when the head waitress informed her that Cynthia’s body had been found.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

A screechy, mechanical voice jolts me out of my head.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.